Fear of childbirth (Tokophobia) is inconsistently defined in the research literature: some define it as an anxiety disorder while it is often defined as a form of phobia; some regard only the pre-pregnancy period, some regard the anxiety during pregnancy and some focus on the labor process. Despite the high prevalence (between 13%-20% of fertile women), research in this area is scarce and the current findings are incohesive due to various conceptualizations of the phenomenon and to various measurement methods.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

Child, Adult, Senior

Genders Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

subjective diagnosis of tokophobia

Exclusion Criteria:

currently undergoing psychological therapy

Major Depression

Acute Anxiety

Psychosis

Bipolar Disorder

Suicidal

Substance abuse

Non-compliant personality disorder

Health problems during pregnancy that affect perception

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00801970